Pitney Bowes Collaborates with Kodak to Provide Imaging and Workflow Solutions to U.S. Customers
April 28 2009 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI) announced today it is launching
imaging and workflow solutions with Kodak to help U.S. customers
manage critical documents and information. The solutions provide
automated end-to-end workflow functionality, including document
scanning, automatic indexing, secure storage, retrieval and
integration into a single, central repository. Ideal for
environments including accounts payable, purchasing, order
processing, receiving, human resources and legal, the Pitney Bowes
Imaging and Workflow Solutions provide powerful opportunities for
organizations to help increase operational efficiency, boost
productivity and reduce costs.
According to Gartner, Inc., office workers produce on average
10,000 printed pages per year, of which 44 percent is avoidable and
unnecessary printing, the product of user waste and inefficient
workflows. Also, businesses spend one to three percent of their
revenue on paper printing. However, organizations that optimize
their workflows with the integration of electronic document
workflows can reduce paper volumes by approximately 50
percent.*
�Paper documents are a fact of life in all organizations, but
they have some disadvantages,� said Leslie Abi-Karam, executive
vice president and president, mailing solutions management, Pitney
Bowes. �Paper is not easily searchable, it is expensive to store
and retrieve, and it is hard to associate the information on one
document with the information on other documents. Through our
collaboration with Kodak, our new Imaging and Workflow Solutions
can help organizations solve these problems and become more
productive at lower cost.�
�Kodak is proud to collaborate with Pitney Bowes on its Imaging
and Workflow Solutions to help provide businesses with instant
increases in productivity and return on investment,� said Don
McMahan, vice president sales, document imaging, US&C, Kodak.
�As an important component of the solutions, Kodak document capture
products will provide Pitney Bowes�s customers with accelerated
scanning capabilities and industry-leading image quality.�
The Pitney Bowes Imaging and Workflow Solutions allow customers
to easily capture business critical documents electronically and
house them in a central, secure repository. Organizations can also
establish business rules on how to capture information and who can
access it with full audit trail accountability. End-users are
empowered with secure, self-service document retrieval capabilities
and information ownership.
To help simplify document management processes, customers can
set up business parameters to handle paper-based documents as they
arrive in their organization. Documents can be scanned with key
words attached to them for future document retrieval or with
built-in optical character recognition (OCR) technology, which
offers the ability to search all words in the document. Electronic
files can be merged with other relevant electronic files into a
single, central repository, offering holistic access to all
pertinent information to a particular account or business
situation.
With all files indexed, employees with access can utilize
powerful search and retrieval capabilities to locate documents and
information. The solutions enable simultaneous access to documents
by anyone with Internet connectivity and approved entry. Advanced
keyword search capabilities can help users find a particular piece
of information in any document. The user can mark any documents
with new information which stays as history with the file, while
maintaining the integrity of the original file. Documents in the
repository can also be turned into PDF files and sent
electronically to customers and business collaborators to help
expedite inquiries.
The Pitney Bowes Imaging and Workflow Solutions are easy to use
and to deploy in environments with multiple departments or
locations requiring access to information or a single location. In
addition, the solutions can be implemented quickly and integrated
seamlessly with other applications inside an organization.
As part of its comprehensive solution for customers, Pitney
Bowes offers financing, including leasing options, and ongoing
service support.
For additional information on the Pitney Bowes Imaging and
Workflow Solutions, please visit:
www.pb.com/imaging&workflowsolutions.
About Pitney Bowes:
Pitney Bowes is a mailstream technology company that helps
organizations manage the flow of information, mail, documents and
packages. Our 35,000 employees deliver technology, service and
innovation to more than two million customers worldwide. The
company was founded in 1920 and annual revenues now total $6.3
billion. More information is available at www.pb.com.
About Kodak:
As the world's foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps
consumers, businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power
of pictures and printing to enrich their lives.
To learn more, visit http://www.kodak.com and follow our blogs
and more at http://www.kodak.com/go/followus.
More than 70 million people worldwide manage, share and create
photo gifts online at KODAK Gallery � join for free today at
www.kodakgallery.com.
More information about KODAK Document Imaging Scanners and
Services is available at www.kodak.com/go/docimaging.
*Gartner, Inc.: �Reducing Paper Consumption Will Drive Down
Costs and Improve Workflows,� by Malcom John Hancock, December 22,
2008.
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